A judge may order a federal takeover of Rikers Island due to persistent violence and unmet reform requirements.
A judge has found the city in contempt of court and has cleared the way for an outside official, instead of City Hall, to ...
A judge ruled New York City is now in contempt over "grave" conditions at the Rikers Island prison complex, with a federal ...
A judge's scathing ruling Wednesday moves New York City's troubled Rikers Island jail complex a step closer to a federal ...
The judge said the city had placed incarcerated people in “unconstitutional danger” by failing to comply with 18 separate ...
A U.S. judge on Wednesday said she was leaning toward ordering a federal takeover of New York City's Rikers Island jail ...
A federal judge is likely to employ a rarely used remedy to try to fix longstanding problems in the city’s jails. But it’s ...
A judge found New York City in contempt of an agreement meant to improve jail conditions, setting the stage for a ...
A federal judge ruled that New York City was in violation of 18 different provisions of a court-enforced plan to clean up the ...
A federal judge held New York City in contempt of court Wednesday for failing to improve conditions at Rikers and other jails ...
US District Judge Laura Taylor Swain in Manhattan said the city had placed incarcerated people in “unconstitutional danger” ...
Judge Laura Taylor Swain found the city in contempt on 18 separate counts, underscoring the city's failure to address issues ...